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In a week that saw the UK hit yet another Brexit deadlock, French President Emmanuel Macron added fuel to the fire by launching his own bitter attack on negotiation proceedings.

Attorney General Geoffrey Cox returned home from Brussels empty-handed this week when his attempts to secure backstop concessions proved fruitless. Is defeat now looming for Theresa May in Tuesday’s forthcoming meaningful vote?

The current Brexit deadlock is not, however, the only headache facing the British government. An increase in knife crime related deaths has underlined the challenges that Downing Street faces in making our streets safer. Telegraph readers took to the comments section to propose their own solutions...